(male announcer) this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> a fierce two- alarm fire detroys a three- story building in oakland. the raging fire broke out just after five -this evening this is video of the scene from our helicopter partnership with abc 7. from earlier this evening. kron 4's philippe djegal is live at the scene. where the fire investigation is still ongoing tonight.

philippe? >> reporter: pam, we are on the 600 block of harrison. the fire department said that this is been vacant quite for some time. even squatters could be the cause for this fire. three men actually were found on the top of the roof on the next building of this burning structure. they have been treated. there is a company that is boarding up the windows and as you can see there or at least for water hoses onto the building. at least four of them. at 5: 21 they were able to contain the fire within three hours it was completely controlled. the never fire

never hopped to a n adjacent building structures for however, this is what"take a look at what the scene looked like earlier." they noticed that three men were standing on top of the building that is now destroyed. they were treated for respiratory issues and a later detained by the oakland police department. it is possible they were responsible for starting a fire. >> what we did not realize is that they could be involved in the fire. the police department has been in custody. they are being questioned on weather or not they had involvement with the fire. am i spoke with the oakland police department and they said no arrests have been made. the oakland fire department is still on the scene. this will still be here to make sure that there are still no

hot spots. as we mentioned, the fire is still under investigation. reporting live, kron 4. >> pam: the clouds rolled in over the bay today. giving us a healthy dose of rain. we're taking a live lookit's fairly cold but no rain drops in sight. i'm here at the weather center with jacqueline. is this a lull in the showers or are the skies clearing up? >> jacqueline: we will continue to see this rainfall over oakland and the some areas of moderate rainfall. hit/b hit or miss- year san leandro. has removed towards the south it is heavier pushing through the hills. south of union city. and down over the

south bay with more moderate rainfall through milpitas and san jose. as we take a look of the satellite & radar we are continuing to see this stream of moisture to the south. notice, it has been rapidly diminishing. this three hour time block. on futurecast, the widespread rainfall depicting by 11 and towards midnight, notice that it is a largely dying down. there is a slight chance of rainfall tomorrow. i will talk it and time it out on futurecast >> pam: two teens are recovering tonight in the hospital, after they were shot on the ohlone greenway trail in el cerrito today. kron 4's reggie kumar tells us, police are still trying to figure out a motive. >> reporter: the shooting happened at 2 p-m between

stockton and eureka, below the bart tracks. el cerrito police say there was a confrontation between two groups of teenagers. two in one group pulled out handguns and shot two teens in the other group then took off. investigators still don't know why the two suspects pulled the trigger t. police spent most the day collecting evidence and searching for the weapons, which they say they did not recover. alan bauista just got home from school when heard shots fired on the ohlone trail. >> i went over to the trial and i saw the police and they started chasing the sky. and i walked over and i was wondering what happened. >> reporter: these schools were both placed on lockdown for a short time. investigators do not believe that this incident was gang- related in el cerrito reggie kumar >> pam: san jose police are asking for the public's help. finding a man who kidnapped a teenage girl.

investigators say, the man in this sketch grabbed the 13-year-old early friday morning. and dragged her into a driveway. the young girl managed to fight him off. and the suspect ran away. he is described as a hispanic male between 25- and-35- years old. san jose police released this sketch to the public. in the hopes someone might come forward with information. norman if we canvassed the area. and the investors were able to get some information but it looks like this is where we are going to need the public's health. >> pam: the case is considered a kidnapping since the man forcibly moved the girl from one place to another. investigators say, the man spoke english and was wearing brown work shoes, with white paint on them. >> superbowl excitement starting to build. the 49ers were back on the practice field today. preparing for their trip to the superbowl.kron 4's j.r. stone spent the day in santa clara. and has more on the locker room vibe. as the team approaches super bowl week.

>> we have to bring this thing home. >> justin smith was street to the point. the up coming super bowl. >> we feel the pressure to get it done. the 49ers took to the practice field and as for the harbaugh bowl? they are aware. >> everybody is making a big deal out of it. we were saying that he was planning to ravens. >> they are playing better team in new orleans. when is the first thing becomes your mind witwhen someone says the new orleans. >> the food! >> you can bet that they're also going to remember. >> they are consistently very good.

>> the spells get an extra week to prepare for the super bowl. >> we can rest up and get some extra time off. >> as for what his next they will go to new orleans on the sunday. they will have a week of prop for the super bowl. in the santa clara, kron 4 news. the will of a week of-preparations. justin smith straight to the point when it comes to his team in the upcoming super bowl. for the first time since over the atlanta falcons the niners took to the practice field on wednesday. as to you can bet 49ers fans will colin kaepernick didn?t to new orleans this comingin a controversial move. top of

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>> san francisco city leaders are already making plans for superbowl sunday. repeat of the chaos that occurred in some neighborhoods after the giants won the world series. this is video. the mayor says, law enforcement leaders are meeting with the department of emergency management. about how to keep post -game crowds under control. he also says, the n-f-l has turned down their request to broadcast the game from a jumbotron. something they have done in the past during other big games. what has not been nailed down. is the traditional wager between san francisco's mayor ed lee and the mayor of baltimore. >> not on the specifics yet. but certain quality, maybe some crabcakes are in the mix. >> pam: mayor lee also has not decided on whether or not to head to new orleans to watch the game in person. he says he's torn. because well on the road without him so far, and he doesn't want

to jinx anything. >> coming up later, one of the best players. he is in town to play and will also hear from alex smith. later in this broadcast. >> jacqueline: we're not done with the rain just yet. some details on your morning commute in just a bit.

>> pam: another weather check now. as we take a look outside at san francisco city hall. all lit up in 49er colors. let's check in with jacqueline. who is tracking the storm. what a beautiful live picture that is. >> jacqueline: the a little bit different and the golden gate is a little bit wet and some reduced visibility with fog. as we take a look at the rainfall totals not that impressive. nearly one-half inch in santa rosa. but everywhere else is largely one 10th of 1 in. or less. as we take a look at the stormtracker 4 radar. still some showers offshore. the north bay is drawing the east bay is getting hit with rainfall. san francisco, a bit on the driver's side. union city and the

peninsula. pleasanton is starting to get more moderate showers. the satellite and radar showing there is more true to the south. it will continue to stream and. we could see some conditions to showers out the door. pinpointing the 11:00 hour shower activity for most of the bay area. as we take a look at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, 5:00 a.m., still portions of the bay area as to go towards 10:00 a.m. it is largely going to dry out. temperatures in the 40's and 50's it will stay my guilt. as we go towards tomorrow, the upper 50s and 60s. and breaks of sunshine toward 62 degrees and redwood city. for your extended forecast of lingering showers. dry for the afternoon. friday,

also dry as we will see a chance of showers to drop the week and early during the week. >> pam: scientists continue to monitor a sliding hillside at the berkeley lab. this is video of what the hill looked like a few weeks ago kron four's philippe djegal tells us what's being done to prevent the hill from giving way. after these recent rains and not much has changed. you can deceive macmillan rd you can see-macmillan rd that officials saying that it is still not stable. staff members on the other side of the health have been relocated to other offices. while a geotechnical engineer will monitor a potential landslide.

stabilizers have been installed and water still being extracted. taboret fans is still in tact to keep falling debris from reaching the road with a temporary-fence. they are wondering tor not to add concrete to a hillside. phillipe djegal, kron 4 news. >> pam: clinton faced five hours of questions today. during her hearing with congressional panels over the deadly attack in benghazi.. republicans repeatedly questioned clinton about whether she had seen earlier requests for beefed- up security. she said those requests hadn't come to her, and she didn't approve or deny them. clinton said her focus is on improving security, not revisiting the issue of who was at fault for the lack of security that led to the death of four americans. >> of the fact is that we had four dead americans. was it because of a protest or

they decided to go out and kill some americans what difference at this point does it make? it is our job to figure out what happened and prevent it from happening again. >> pam: clinton did say she takes the death of u-s diplomats on her watch very personally and even became emotional during the hearing. pentagon chief leon panetta is removing the military's ban on women serving in combat. that move will open up hundreds of thousands of front-line positions. also - the possibility of elite commando jobs. it's a ground-breaking move -- and panetta's decision gives the military until january of 20-16 to argue any special exceptions. but some of the jobs could open as soon as this year. >> ofthe oakland city council approved four crime- fighting measures this morning. including a controversial measure to hire a top cop as a consultant.

the council voted 7 to 1 after four hours of public comment.as concerned residents packed the council chamber. former new york and los angeles police chief william bratton is known for his controversial tactics. also for his previouis successes in reducing crime. one of his strategies is stop and frisk, which many are opposed to. oakland police chief howard jordan says that is not something they plan on implementing. >> that is not something that we will be implementing. our policy is reasonable cause. >> pam: bratton is expected to start mid february. coming up and sports more practice with what alex smith had to say about being

passed up to colin kaepernick. and also the nba, the oklahoma thunder. gary radnich is next.

>> gary: could keeping everybody. the 49ers want to

get as much work done in santa clara before the go to new orleans it is just a matter of being comfortable. they know the scene colin kaepernick is doing everything, like lifting. i think the highlight is that alex smith. has not said it too much if you listen to alex speak today. he says all the right things. >> i think what i've been impressed with most in his the lack of young mistakes. they show flashes and they are good at times but also they have their moments as will other key moments. this is a team sport. these are all my teammates. we go

through so much together. if you cannot be happy that you have to have something wrong with you. >> gary: you must realize that colin kaepernick is realizing and filing for a copywirtght and trademark office was filed jan 14 kaepernicking... 78-1/7 was the final score for that prescott ball game. jackie- that basketball game -- and not take a look at it this he was fined $10,500. and those because of his

socks were too low. sa there ritter seven new assistant coach 2tony sarano ...sparano... kevin durant has a four scoring title. the warriors are up by three. 104-99 = final score. the warriors are 11

games over 500 it this is a great, great time to be a bay area sports fan. and really quickly i know that last week i quoted the national enquirer tonight i am quoting a tig website. and tiger woods is possibly dating linsey vonn... we want should do more education. [laughter] >> pam: have a great night